No. 48 in Finnish
tämän
The Finnish word "tämän" means "this" (genitive or accusative form).
In a sentence
Pidin tämän kirjan juonesta.
I liked the plot of this book.
"Tämän" is used as a demonstrative pronoun in the genitive singular form, modifying the noun "kirjan" to specify that it is this particular book being referred to.
Tämän jälkeinen osa oli jännittävämpi.
The part following this was more exciting.
"Tämän" is used as a demonstrative pronoun in the genitive singular form, referring to "jälkeinen osa" to specify the sequence of events.
Hän ei ymmärtänyt tämän tapahtuman merkitystä.
He didn’t understand the significance of this event.
"Tämän" is used as a demonstrative pronoun in the genitive singular form, modifying the noun "tapahtuman" to indicate a specific event.
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